The best Teen & Young Adult Social Activist Biographies: Reddit reviews

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Here is a link to make it easier on folks, not that I love Amazon, but it makes easy access. https://www.amazon.com/We-Say-NeverAgain-Reporting-Journalists/dp/1984849964?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=5842fc4e-0471-4b1c-b11f-e7af4d99b5a2

Beyond the Binary might be a good one!

Terrific book about her, written for young readers: Phillip Hoose, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

I have a basically brand new copy of Out! How to be your authentic self, by Miles McKenna. I already read it and thought I’d see if anyone here is interested in a copy? Just pay for shipping and it’s yours.

It's a YA book to inspire kids. On Amazon--

https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-Mission-Save-World/dp/1250313627/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15BOA28FK6TAD&keywords=elon+musk+a+mission+to+save+the+world&qid=1581487363&sprefix=Elon+Musk+a+mission+%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1

Edit: for the teen boy, you could get him a “starter” drone. The basic drones range from $50-200.

I ended up getting my 11 & 12 yo girl cousins gift cards/money, a hand lettering book and nice pens, photography how-to books (you could find an digital camera if they don’t already have one) and a book. The book links are below because I thought they were pretty cool.

Teen Trailblazers: 30 Fearless Girls Who Changed the World Before They Were 20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250200202/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_rgPfCb94VFNDE

For my cousin who wants to be a scientist: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World https://www.amazon.com/dp/1607749769/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6iPfCbZZT5NY4

I recently read a book called I Will Always Write Back. It's about a boy living in Zimbabwe (it's a memoir of sorts, about how he was assigned a pen pal living in America, and how his pen pal and him ended up becoming best friends as they wrote to each other), and learning about all of the poverty and corruption in that country has just made me feel horrible about myself. I feel like I don't have an excuse to lie around feeling bad about myself, since I have it so much better than everyone in Zimbabwe.

Have you ever heard of Ashely Rhodes-Courter, or read her book, Three Little Words?